Renee Simms

Kindred the Family Soul is a 10-piece band out of Philly that makes the kind of soul music you never hear on the radio. It's not kiddy R&B or hip-hop. It's not even the standard template of neo-soul, although that is how the band has been marketed as a neo-soul...

Funny thing about being a mentor: The young genius you help today may be nipping at your heels tomorrow. No need to tell that to storied R&B producer Teddy Riley. Riley, in his umpteenth entry into the black-music market, has re-formed his doo-wop group Blackstreet, choosing to release its latest...